Antonio Conte hits back at David Luiz rumours

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte insists he was consulted about the deadline day purchase of David Luiz.

The Brazil international returned to Stamford Bridge in a £32 million deal, little over two years after he was sold to PSG.

Luiz has made a typically erratic start to life back in the Premier League, moments of brilliance punctuated with inconsistent defending, but Conte insists he did, despite several reports to the contrary, sanction a move for the 29-year-old.

‘Never do we take the decisions [alone],’ Conte told reporters. ‘

We take the decisions together with the club. In every situation, we make the decisions together.